Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-08-26
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUG. &c. 1857.
Lofty Tumbling.
"Oh what tangled web We weave,
When e'er We practice to deceive"


Although the attendance at the
meeting for the organization of Pro-
hibition party for the country, in Ia
coma hall, Oh the evening OF the 18th
instant, was exceedingly small, the
movement hae resulted in kicking up
quite q commotion in the Republican
party, several of whose warehouses had
been lassoed while they we're prancing
about the Prohibition tents to show off
their fine points to the best advantage.
Each week since the call appeared in
the city papers, cards have been pub
lished from signers of the call denying
that they had ever intended to favor
ga separate and distinct party, having
the sole idea of Prohibition in view"
This is the precise language used by
Judge Ready in his recantation, al
though his name appears signed to a
document headed "A Call for a Pro-
hibition Party" which declares that
Believing neither of the old parties
are brave enough to face the music
they 1.-THE signers] place themselves on
the side of Prohibition, which is the
side of right and national prosperity,
and believing that the time has come
when the Prohibition Party should
be organized in this, the capital city
of the Territory, hereunto subscribed
their names, promising to help organ
ize said party, and to labor for its ad-
vancement, never giving up until
national statutory prohibition is
reached"
1t really seems as if this language
was plain enough that even he who
ran might have read, but it seems that
it was not, and the STANDARD is
blamed by our esteemed friend, the
Judge, because it, in commenting on
the call, placed the only construction
the language would bear upon their
words; and expressed the conviction
that some very prominent Republicans
had renounced allegiance TO their
party to make their work more effec-
tive for cause for which they profess
to have, if possible, even a stronger
conviction of duty. No better evil
dence that our Interpretation of the
words used in the call is just, is need
ed than the fact so many of the Re
publican aieners have found occasion
to disavow all sympathy with the new
organization, and to avail themselves
of the various latitudinary provisions
Of the baby act" to get back on the
old platform, which for the nonce, is
considerably nearer those loaves and
fishes 90 acceptable to the politicians
stomach.
The STANDARD assures Judge Ready
that it has no desire to read him out
of the Republican party. It is his
proper place, and he adorns the party
and helps to make it a foeman worthy
of Democratic steel; but if his own
acts read him out, he must lay the
blame where it properly belongs-
upon himself. He should know, and
doubtless does know, the purport of
every paper he signs his name to; and
he 10 old enough to understand that it
is not always safe to rely upon still
hunt for political prestige, while there
are SO many active workers who care
little for ezpediency when principle is
involved. While it is some gratifica-
ton to receive the assurance, in this
indisputahlc manner. that the STAND
ARDS estimate of party fealty is wor-
thy Of recognition in even the camp of
the enemy, it exceedingly regrets that
its structures have made some of our
party opponents feel so uncomfortable
that they are compelled to resort to
such remarkable, not to say undigni-
fed feats, ~ summersets backwards, in
returning to the fold.